Event-related desynchronization reflects downregulation of intracortical inhibition in human primary motor cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1158-1166

  Takemi, Mitsuaki ^a   Masakado, Yoshihisa ^b   Liu, Meigen ^c   Ushiba, Junichi ^a,c  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Electroencephalogram; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

EID: 84883412834     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01092.2012     Document Type: Article

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